Heritage & history

Taking time out to get some exercise and relax and unwind from the stresses of life can do you the power of good. Here are some ideas for easy-to-access places you can go in the Blackdown Hills [...]

We are delighted to announce that an exciting new project, Discovering Dunkeswell Abbey, is to get underway thanks to National Lottery funding.

As part of a fundraising campaign to help restore the Wellington Monument, we at Blackdown Hills AONB, been wearing our wellies for the Wellington Monument.

Members of Chard Memory Café have created an exhibition of autumnal art inspired by the Blackdown Hills countryside, which is now on display at Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s new visitor centre until 6 [...]

25 March – 8 July, Museum of Somerset This spring, an exhibition of the work of the Camden Town Group, a circle of artists known for their paintings of the Blackdown Hills, is taking place at The [...]